RADFORD POSTS SIXTH TOP 5 OF SEASON IN WILLIAMSBURG

Tuesday, March 25

Williamsburg, Va.

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Radford University

Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate

RADFORD POSTS SIXTH TOP 5 OF SEASON IN WILLIAMSBURG

3/25/2014 5:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Radford men's golf team climbed to third place to notch its sixth Top 5 of the season Tuesday following the final round of the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate hosted by William & Mary at Kingsmill Resort's River Course (par 70, 6,765 yards).

Entering the day one shot behind third-place James Madison, RU carded a 287 to leap the Dukes. Radford finished with a three-day total of 865 (294-284-287).

With three of its golfers shooting even-par Tuesday, No. 50 Texas Tech pulled away from the field. The Red Raiders' 851 (288-278-285) beat No. 48 UNC Greensboro's 864 (293-286-285) for the team title. JMU took fourth place at 872 (295-282-295), while Miami (OH) secured fifth at 875 (298-286-291).

Overnight leader Ryan Rettberg was poised to capture his first collegiate title, getting to 2-under-par early in his round behind three-straight birdies at holes 6-8. However, as weather conditions deteriorated, scoring became much more difficult. Despite the adversity, Rettberg managed to earn his best collegiate finish as a Highlander by tying for fourth at even-par 210 (69-67-74).

Recording his second-straight Top-20 finish, Nick Brediger tied for 19^th at 219 (76-71-72). The freshman added 16 pars to his collection during the final round, meaning he parred 44 or 81.5 percent of his 54 holes.

Also tying for 19^th at 219 was Tanner Carbaugh, who fired rounds of 73, 74 and 72. Callum Tarren raced up the leaderboard behind his fifth under-par round of the season. The senior signed for a 1-under-par 69 to finish at 221 (76-76-69) and tie for 34^th. Rounding out the lineup was Conner Hayden, who tallied a 232 (79-72-81) to tie for 96^th.

Texas Tech's Clement Sordet claimed medalist honors at 2-under-par 208 (71-67-70), edging teammate Matias Dominguez and UNCG's Roy Dixon by one stroke.

Radford travels to Spartanburg, S.C. for its final tuneup prior to the conference championship. The Highlanders tee it up April 14-15 at the Coca-Cola Invitational, which will be hosted by Wofford at The Country Club of Spartanburg.